If an official is hit by the ball, it only becomes a drop ball if one of three things happens afterwarda: a promising attack starts, possession...
I would couple kick-ins with a basketball/futsal style count. If the ball is not put into play in an appropriate amount of time (e.g. 5 seconds),...
In basketball, not resuming play is a delay of game warning, then the official starts a 5-second count (if play resumes by a throw-in, with the...
This is actually a good idea. If GK possession and throw-ins have basketball style counts, you will see less gamesmanship on restarts. Once a...
Interesting. I actually check if there are holes in the nets. I also try to pick up the posts, because this can test if the goal is secure or not....
This has been my experience in football and lacrosse. For basketball, I have had administrators on site who would back me up at high school and...
I ref high school basketball and football, and I'm not even 30 yet. That said, I started as a 20-year-old college student back in 2015.
Indeed. Use the "clear and obvious" standard consistently, so that VAR only corrects egregious misses, not marginal calls.
I agree. Use VAR to review blatant errors by the officials, but otherwise let them do their jobs. Officials should not have to delay an offside...
There are other sports he can do. In football, there is separation between the spectators and the teams. In basketball (at least in HS games),...
I have. I'm waiting for an answer from the representative. I've also filled in the "Expression of Interest" on the NISOA website.
How difficult is it for you to join NISOA and get games in your area? I've reviewed the application steps, and it is rather complicated. I have...
This is OFFINABUS at any level.
I prefer natural turf, aka grass. On natural turf, my knees and legs don't ache as much after running around for 80+ minutes. It is also safer and...
